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elmore stoutt high school

June 30, 2022

One charged in Elmore Stoutt High School wall probe

As a result of investigations into the Elmore Stoutt High School perimeter wall project, Kelvin Thomas, of Chalwell Estate, has been charged with obtaining property by deception, making a false …

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by Joey Waldinger
April 28, 2022

EDITORIAL: Gov’t should discourage anonymous donations

It is great news that a resident has agreed to donate $4 million to help with the construction of badly needed new buildings on the Elmore Stoutt High School campus. However, …

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by BVI Beacon
April 15, 2022

$11m in ESHS contracts awarded

Government awarded four firms a total of $11 million in contracts on Friday to begin the long-delayed revamp of Elmore Stoutt High School, which is expected to reunite the entire …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 27, 2022

New Elmore Stoutt High School designs unveiled

By August, three new buildings will be erected on the Elmore Stoutt High School campus in Road Town to accommodate senior students who currently attend classes at the former Clarence …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 9, 2021

First contracts signed for ESHS revamp

Senior Elmore Stoutt High School students will finally be back at their Road Town campus by the start of the next school year, officials promised last Thursday during a contract-signing …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
November 4, 2021

After teacher “sickout”, education minister seeks $2 million to fix school system

A high school campus shuttered so cleaners could rid it of mould.  A primary school classroom temporarily unusable after ceiling tiles collapsed. Stipends and back pay for teachers that have …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 15, 2021

Community police officers back in the field

After the community police programme was relaunched in July, officers started to embed themselves in neighbourhoods across the Virgin Islands by attending church events, assisting with fundraisers, and spending time …

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by Joey Waldinger
August 13, 2021

All schools allowed to bring back students

The new academic year is fast approaching, and government announced this week that all private and public schools will be permitted to have students return for in-person instruction. The recent …

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by Dana Kampa
July 8, 2021

COI probes ESHS wall project

The Commission of Inquiry called former Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn for a hearing on July 1 concerning an unfinished project to build a perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt …

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by Dana Kampa
August 13, 2020

ESHS hosts ‘drive-in’ graduation

Embracing the theme of “Three years, three obstacles, one mission,” the Elmore Stoutt High School held its first-ever drive-in graduation ceremony last Thursday, which was broadcast live through the government’s …

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by Dana Kampa
March 19, 2020

Debaters tackle financial blacklist in finals

Cedar International School came out on top against Elmore Stoutt High School during the finals of the Inter-Secondary School Debates held last Thursday in the auditorium at Althea Scatliffe Primary …

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by Dana Kampa
February 27, 2020

12th grade requirement eliminated

Secondary students who make good grades will no longer have to complete 12th grade as previously required, Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley announced …

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by Dana Kampa
September 24, 2019

EDITORIAL: End of shift system is welcome, but work needed in schools

Finally. Two years after Hurricane Irma, public high schoolers are no longer attending class on a part-time basis under a shift system. This welcome news comes with the long-delayed reopening …

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by The BVI Beacon
September 14, 2019

ESHS building opens as school year begins

Exactly two years after Hurricane Irma gutted the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School, a team of contractors handed the renovated facility back to the Ministry of Education, Culture, …

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by Joey Waldinger
June 13, 2019

Premier gives 100-days speech

Premier Andrew Fahie touted his administration’s accomplishments in a statement last Thursday marking his administration’s first 100 days in office, pointing to the construction agreements for the Elmore Stoutt High …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
April 26, 2019

Four contractors to refit Elmore Stoutt High School

Four construction companies will each refurbish one floor of the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School — which has gone unused for nearly two years after being gutted by …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 23, 2019

More contracts awarded under CDB loan

During the month of February, several more contracts were signed and awarded under the $65 million Caribbean Development Bank rehabilitation and reconstruction loan. Now, nine of 18 consultancy contracts have …

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by Amanda Ulrich
February 14, 2019

Five tender for Elmore Stoutt High School refit

Almost a year and a half after Hurricane Irma, five contractors — four from the Virgin Islands and one from St. Lucia — have placed bids on the refit of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
February 4, 2019

Police respond to ESHS, but tight-lipped on ‘disturbance’

Police officers responded to the temporary Elmore Stoutt High School in Pasea after a “disturbance” there on Monday morning, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton. In a two-sentence statement …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Cop at ESHS
September 27, 2018

Shift system still in effect at Elmore Stoutt and other high schools

As he rushed to class last Tuesday afternoon, senior Devonte Sprauve didn’t speak very highly of his first day back at Elmore Stoutt High School. “The building is claustrophobic,” he …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 25, 2018

EDITORIAL: High school should be full time by September

Repairing the territory’s public high schools should be a top priority in the recovery effort, and until the job is complete government should devise a way for students to comfortably …

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by The BVI Beacon
June 21, 2018

Elmore Stoutt High School students, alumni hold Unity Concert

With the help of scores of alumni dating back to the class of 1971, Elmore Stoutt High School is closer to its goal of raising the $60,000 it needs to …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 8, 2018

Rebuild of Elmore Stoutt High School faces delays

Ask any Elmore Stoutt High School student about their number-one wish to improve their educational experience, and their answer is likely to be more space. “We have, like, 700 juniors?” …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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